WEAKNESS IS OFTEN THE MOTHER OF MEEKNESS IS THE MOTHER OF TRUE GREATNESS

WEAKNESS IS OFTEN THE MOTHER OF MEEKNESS IS THE MOTHER OF TRUE GREATNESS

The truth is: meekness is the fruit or effect of weakness, but not the weakness itself. Meekness is a virtue, weakness is not. But just as a pearl is begotten by a mud, and a diamond by (black) carbon, so is meekness given birth by weakness and adversity. A person, who realizes his weakness, humbles himself down, becomes meek.

But it is wrong to think that meekness is always a result of weakness. There are men, although few, who are strong and great and yet they are meek. Abraham was great but he produced a meek son in Isaac. Meekness too begets meekness, even if you are in royal palaces.

Among the great yet meek men and women in the past are: Mahatma Gandhi of India, Mother Theresa of Calcutta, Moses, prophet Isaiah, John the Baptist, Mary, the apostles, above all, our Lord Jesus Christ – these men and women were great but were humble and meek. And their greatness was true greatness.

As a matter of fact, they were great or made great because they were humble and meek. For it was this trait that made them teachable – trainable – willing vessel of the wisdom of God.

So it is wrong to always associate meekness to weakness. However, it is more often true that WEAKNESS PRODUCES MEEKNESS PRODUCES GREATNESS!

One has to start weak, or made weak, and once he realizes it and at the same time acknowledges God as the source of strengths, he becomes humble enough to ask God for strength, and once he has it, to thank Him, and now that he has strength from God, HE IS NO LONGER WEAK BUT STRONG.

We might say that weakness (and its realization) is the key to meekness and meekness is the key to greatness. Weakness is the mother of meekness is the mother of greatness.

Jesus once uttered a living principle which, ever since, regulates every man and woman, every family or nation, company or association, government and empire. He said, “The humble [meek] shall be lifted up; but he who is proud shall be abased.”

Meekness [humility] too is associated to greatness. It is the mother of greatness – true greatness.